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...considered initial approach to the Soviets was one of Carter's major foreign policy mistakes. The SALT II treaty he ended up signing with Leonid Brezhnev in 1979 was based largely on the deal that Ford had struck with Brezhnev three years before, although the final agreement did contain some advantages...
Even more revealing is Marcos' recently demonstrated inability to contain the tide of popular discontent. Last week the Philippine leader played host to the American Society of Travel Agents', a convention Marcos deemed crucial to Philippines' flagging economy and image. Although ASTA members had received a warning last month signed by the most visible anti-Marcos group--the April 6 Liberation Movement, which claimed credit for many of the bombings during the autumn--Marcos gave impassioned personal guarantees of safety to the travel agents. These importunations prevailed enough to draw 3500 delegates to Manila, which had taken two years...
Traffic police and soldiers carrying machine guns throughout the city nervously clear the streets when the sirens begin to wail and pedestrians crowd into underground shelters. Many of the concrete shelters are new or still under construction; they contain no food but often have water storage tanks. The atmosphere in air raid shelters is frequently relaxed even if, as one Iraqi insisted, the shelters are considered essential not only as protection against Iran "but especially against Israel, which might attack us at any minute...
...RiCapito, Peter Sergienko and Denis Perez completely shut down the Williams offense, which only recorded seven shots for the afternoon. Duggan and RiCapito in particular paced the aggressive Crimson defenders with sliding tackles and steals. A quick transition from offense to defense by the forwards and midfielders also helped contain the Ephmen...
Fans agree that the quality of import pressings and the total packaging are superior to the domestic editions. Import singles frequently contain songs that never appear on an album and the LPs often feature different tracks. American albums are often a collection